Unpublished paper, 'Description of an ellipse-plate, or instrument for describing ellipses' by W [William] Barnes
Reference number: AP/14/2
Date: 1830

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Barnes describes his invention of an instrument to be used for drawing ellipses on paper. He explains the design and construction of the instrument as well as how to hold the instrument to operate it effectively. Includes two diagrams in the text. The covering letter for this paper is found at AP/14/1/1.
Subject: Mathematics / Scientific Instruments
- Reference number
- AP/14/2
- Earliest possible date
- 1830
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Unpublished paper, 'Description of an ellipse-plate, or instrument for describing ellipses' by W [William] Barnes, 1830, AP/14/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_14_2/unpublished-paper-description-of-an-ellipse-plate-or-instrument-for-describing-ellipses-by-w-william-barnes, accessed on 15 February 2025
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Archived papers: volume 14, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1830
1828-1830 Reference number: AP/14
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